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FSU 9 Miami (FL) 5

Tallahassee, Fla. - In front of a record crowd of 6.789, second-ranked Florida State (34-4, 18-2 ACC) snapped a three-game losing streak to top ranked Miami (32-4, 16-2 ACC) with a 9-5 come-from-behind victory Saturday night at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles pounded out 14 hits in game two while the bullpen turned in a solid effort not allowing a run in five innings of work to even the series at a game a piece.

Jason Stidham led the offense on Saturday night as the sophomore second baseman tied a career-high with four hits including a pair of doubles. He also drove in three and scored a run in the win. Freshman Stuart Tapley went 3-for-4 with a double and scored twice while senior Dennis Guinn registered two RBIs and a double. Five of the nine Seminole runs were scored on two outs. Read the rest of this entry »

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Miami (FL) 11 FSU 4

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Junior second baseman Jemile Weeks collected three hits and started a 10-run sixth inning as No. 1 Miami (32-3, 16-1 ACC) rallied to knock off No. 2 Florida State, 11-4, Friday night in the first game of the Atlantic Coast Conference series in front of a Dick Howser Stadium record crowd of 6,766 fans. It was the first ever 10-run inning by the Hurricanes in the series that dates back to 1951. Read the rest of this entry »

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Georgia Tech at Maryland

#21 Georgia Tech (27-10, 9-9 ACC) continues its road swing as it travels north to College Park to take on the Maryland Terrapins (22-17, 5-13 ACC).

Georgia Tech enters the series coming off a 14-8 victory at Georgia Southern on Wednesday. Junior Luke Murton, who hit 2 home runs in the Georgia Southern game, leads the team with a .355 batting average. Freshman shortstop Derek Dietrich leads the team with 11 home runs and 39 RBI. Tech’s top three relievers, Andrew Robinson, Brad Rulon and Chris Hicks, have combined for 55 appearances, a 5-3 record with 12 saves, and a 3.66 ERA. Read the rest of this entry »

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Miami (FL) 12 FAU 10

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Junior first baseman Yonder Alonso blasted a two-out two-run ninth inning home run and No. 1 Miami overcame a seven-run deficit to rally past Florida Atlantic, 12-10, Wednesday night at FAU Stadium in front of 2,348 fans. Junior closer Carlos Gutierrez (2-1) picked up his second win for the Hurricanes (31-3), who won the season series over the Owls (21-13). Read the rest of this entry »

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Click here to view a “Day of Remembrance” site set up by Virginia Tech as a tribute to the 32 victims of the massacre one year ago.

Also, an excellent article by Will Stewart of TechSideline.com: The Final Emotion.

- Bob Broughton, Virginia Tech Class of 1972

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UNC 8 Clemson 4

CLEMSON, S.C. - No. 4 North Carolina broke open a one-run game with five straight two-out singles in the eighth inning to claim an 8-4 win over Clemson Sunday and its first-ever series sweep at the Tigers’ Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Second baseman Kyle Seager belted the go-ahead home run in the fifth - his third in the last two days - and drove in a game-high three runs for the Tar Heels (29-7, 13-4 ACC). Paced by three-hit efforts by Seager, first baseman Dustin Ackley and third baseman Chad Flack, who also drove in two runs, the Tar Heels pounded out 18 hits en route to the first series sweep by an opponent at Clemson since Florida State took three from the Tigers in 2002. All nine starters hit safely with six Tar Heels registering multi-hit games. Read the rest of this entry »

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Game 1: Miami (FL) 10 Ga Tech 5
Game 2: Miami (FL) 15 Ga Tech 5

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Game 1: UNC 8 Clemson 2

CLEMSON, S.C. - After lightning and heavy rains forced a suspension of play Friday night, No. 4 North Carolina scored three times over the final three innings to close out an 8-2 win at Clemson Saturday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Tar Heels (27-7, 11-4 ACC) and Tigers (18-15, 6-10 ACC) are scheduled to play game two at 5:40 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

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Game 1: FSU 8 BC 6

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Game 2: FSU 4 BC 3

Chestnut Hill, Mass. - Top-ranked Florida State (30-3, 16-1) got a solo home run off the bat of Jack Rye in the top of the eighth to give the Seminoles a 4-3 victory over Boston College (18-16, 5-12) in game two of a doubleheader at Commander Shea Field. Freshman Geoff Parker recorded his third win of the season, while Ryan Strauss pitched the ninth for his second save of the day. The victory was the eighth straight for Florida State while it pushed the Seminoles to 10-0 in one-run games. Read the rest of this entry »

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Miami (FL) at Georgia Tech

#10 Georgia Tech enters the game coming off back-to-back victories over ranked teams (Sunday vs. #3 North Carolina and Wednesday vs. #11 Georgia). They host #1 Miami, which struggled in two mid-week games this week — Florida Gulf Coast took the Hurricanes to extra innings on Tuesday and Florida Atlantic upset the Hurricanes on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

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FAU 6 Miami (FL) 3

CORAL GABLES, FL - Florida Atlantic right-hander Michael Obradovich struck out a season-best seven batters, allowing just three runs in eight outstanding innings and All-America candidate William Block hit two home runs in the Owls’ 6-3 win over No. 1 Miami.

Florida Atlantic (19-11) bolstered its 2008 resume with a road win over the nation’s best team. FAU is averaging 41 victories per season since 1999, during that span the Owls have qualified for NCAA Regional play six times. Read the rest of this entry »

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Miami 4 Florida Gulf Coast 2 (11 innings)

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - For the second time in the last four games, a walk-off home run propelled No. 1 Miami to a win. Junior left fielder Dave DiNatale sent the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the 11th over the fence in left field as top-ranked Miami walked off with a 4-2 win over Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday night at Mark Light Field. DiNatale finished 2-for-4 and drove in all four runs for the Hurricanes (27-2) who extended their winning streak to 14 games. Read the rest of this entry »

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Miami (FL) 7 Clemson 6

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Junior right-hander Rene Guerra earned his first career win and Dave DiNatale smacked a three-run homer in the fifth that proved to be the difference as the No. 2 ranked Miami baseball team finished off the sweep of Clemson with a 7-6 win Sunday afternoon at Mark Light Field. The Hurricanes improved to 26-2 overall and 12-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play while Clemson fell to 18-13 on the season and 6-9 in league play. Read the rest of this entry »

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Miami (FL) 15 Clemson 5

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Freshman catcher Yasmani Grandal collected a career-high four hits and four RBI including the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning and No. 2 Miami tacked on eight runs in the eighth inning en route to a 15-5 win over Clemson (18-12, 6-8 ACC) Saturday night to clinch the Atlantic Coast Conference series at Mark Light Field in front of another capacity crowd of 3,000. Sophomore right-hander Kyle Bellamy (5-0) won for the second time in as many days as the Hurricanes (25-2, 11-1 ACC) extended their winning streak to 12 games.

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Miami (FL) 6 Clemson 4

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Junior first baseman Yonder Alonso belted a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth as No. 2 Miami defeated Clemson, 6-4, Friday night to extend its winning streak to 11 games and take game one of the Atlantic Coast Conference series in front of another capacity crowd of 3,000 at Mark Light Field. The win made it the best start ever by a Miami coached Jim Morris team as UM improved to 24-2 and 10-1 in the ACC. Read the rest of this entry »

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The ACC has an interesting slate of games for the April 4th to 6th weekend, with three matchups between the conference’s 6 top teams: Virginia vs. Florida State, Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina, and Clemson vs. Miami.

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